I recently sent out a request to a number of family and friends asking them to please buy the Kindle version of my novel, at 99 pence/cents, of The Shanghai Circle, as I had lost all my Amazon reviews when … Continue reading →

A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.” “That depends, Sir,” said Disraeli, “whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.” “He has never been known to use a … Continue reading →

British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read Nate White “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response: A few things spring to mind. … Continue reading →

Not the power of words this time The power of images + the imagination of seventeen year old Joe Bush who got a high school assignment to make a video reproduction. He chose history as a theme and tucked it all … Continue reading →

THE AUTHOR IS NOT KNOWN BUT APPARENTLY FOUND IN THE WALLET OF COACH PAUL BEAR BRYANT, ALABAMA, AFTER HE DIED IN 1982   Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit … Continue reading →

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” “I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host.” “Take me or leave me; … Continue reading →

This is an email I received from one of my daughter’s on 17th September 2001, which I’ve just found. It still has an impact even after all these years.   And so it begins……..   The date of the attack … Continue reading →